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Three Candidates to Vie for Nomination

Three candidates have declared their candidacy to run under the NDP banner in Guelph in the upcoming provincial election: Andrew Bascombe, Mike Foley, and Agnieszka (Aggie) Mlynarz. Bascombe is a labour representative at Con Cast Pipe and is a member of the Guelph & District Labour Council. Foley is a longtime environmental activist and is currently an OPSEU steward as well as OPSEU’s equity investigator. Mlynarz, a fine arts graduate from the University of Guelph and social justice activist, has written and performed pieces on topics such as feminism, the environment and labour reform.

Mon 5 Mar 8 pm – coffee/appetizer/conversation social for all NDP supporters and friends hosted by NDP business owner Rajan Chhatkuli at his restaurant, the Bombay Kitchen, 105 Macdonnell Street – please come out for relaxed conversations about politics and make some new friends

Sat 10 Mar 1-230 pm – general election team preparations hosted by your election readiness team, followed by a brief executive meeting to which all are welcome

Location: East Side Branch, Guelph Public Library, 1 Starwood Drive

Sun 18 Mar 3-5 pm – campaign team hosts a fundraising wine and cheese in the Winegard Room at 50 West Restaurant and Bar, 50 Stone Road West – bring your friends and your contributions for the election campaign in June, and hear from our election readiness team about their plans to lead the team to elect an NDP MPP for Guelph.

Guelph NDP Chooses New Executive

At a meeting on January 20th, the Guelph NDP elected a new executive for the 2018 year.